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Dioniso a Centuripe: iconografia ‘teatrale’ e imagerie dionisiaca in contesto funerario
2021
The purpose of the paper is to bring together and to assess some strands of the funerary imagery elaborated in Centuripe (Sicily) in 3rd-1st centuries B.C., that until recently have been viewed in total isolation from each other. Dionysian themes and motifs have been variously identified in the local polychrome pottery, since the discovery, early in 20th century, of two impressive vases representing Dionysos himself in a relaxed pose; as opposed to the prevailing “bacchic-orphic” explanation, however, from the second half of past century the nuptial theme was considered to be the most important of the Centuripan vase inventory; finally, some scholars have argued that the repertory was not s…
Corporazioni, maestranze e mestieri d’arte a Palermo al tempo di Giacomo Amato (1643-1732)
2017
Ci si sofferma sull'attività poliedrica delle varie corporazioni e maestranze palermitane il cui operato, tra la seconda metà del XVII e i primi decenni del secolo successivo, è affiancato dall'estro creativo di Giacomo Amato e da altre emergenti personalità che incisero notevolmente nel rinnovamento artistico della città di Palermo.
L’archéologue classique aux prises avec le monde diplomatique. Le cas de Salomon Reinach en 1881
2017
Classical Archeology Clashing with the World of Diplomacy: the Case of Salomon Reinach in 1881 Studies on the ties between archeology and diplomacy focus mostly on the way a few individuals reconciled a double career and realized the ideal of a hybrid figure: the diplomat as archeologist. Less attention has been paid to the relations, on a daily basis, between classical archeology and the world of consulates and embassies in the Eastern Mediterranean. Most of the time, one relies on the widespread cliché of the archeologist as a victim of bureaucracy. The case studied here is that of Salomon Reinach (1858-1932) and his abundant correspondence, held by the bibliothèque Méjanes (Aix-en-Proven…
Scheda V San Francesco da Paola
2019
This is a catalog card about a terracotta statue of San Francesco da Paola of the late sixteenth century by the master Vincenzo Gagini